Full skin thickness burns caused by contact with the pavement in a heat-stroke victim

D. A. Vardy; M. Khoury; P. Ben-Meir; Y. Ben-Yakar; Y. Shoenfeld

doi:10.1016/0305-4179(89)90141-1

Full skin thickness burns caused by contact with the pavement in a heat-stroke victim

D. A. Vardy
, M. Khoury
, P. Ben-Meir
, Y. Ben-Yakar
, Y. Shoenfeld

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Abstract

A 70-year-old woman, with a previous history of heat-stroke, suffered another heat-stroke on a hot summer day (air temperature 43°C (109°F)). She presented the rare complication of a heat-stroke plus deep burns sustained while lying unconscious on the pavement. In addition to age, obesity, previous illness, incidental fever, drugs, dehydration and physical effort, a previous history of heat-stroke is probably an important risk factor for a second heat-stroke. Burns from contact with the pavement are uncommon but possible, especially if the patient is obese, immobile and poorly insulated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	115-116
Number of pages	2
Journal	Burns
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-4179(89)90141-1
State	Published - 1 Jan 1989

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Emergency Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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